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Packaged products may contain more than the label states, including allergens

  • Written by Katie Allen, Paediatric Allergist and Gastroenterologist, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Packaged products may contain more than the label states, including allergens'May contain traces of nuts' labels aren't always present in foods that could be cross contaminated.from www.shutterstock.com

Our new study has found packaged foods can contain allergens even when there is no listed ingredient or even warning on the label (such as “may contain traces of nuts”).

Paediatricians, allergy/immunology...